There’s A Party Goin’ On – WANDA JACKSON***

There’s A Party Goin’ On/Lonely Weekends/Kansas City/Bye Bye Baby/Fallin’/Hard Headed Woman/Tongue Tied/It Doesn’t Matter Anymore/Tweedle Dee/Sparkling Brown Eyes/Lost Weekend/Man We Had A Party

Wanda Jackson was the best known female rockabilly star of the early 1960s and on There’s A Party Goin’ On she again manages to show the boys a trick or two.

“Do you like rockabilly and talented singers that can go from sweet innocence to hellcat at the push of a button? I know I do. That's why this is a great album for me; Jackson at the height of her prowess was capable of ripping a two-minute number like nobody's business.”

“While she was somewhat forced to follow-up Let's Have A Party with more party-related songs, they're as high-energy as their predecessor and are still fun to listen to and don't overstay their welcome. Add some great originals and a few great takes on such contemporaries as Charlie Rich and Buddy Holly and you'll find yourself having a great time.”

“No surprises as this does what it says on the cover firecracker. Okie rocker Wanda Jackson's style - shrill raspy staccato bursts - sometimes catch her own band off-guard, gasping as they catch up with her sub four minute mile antics. Set-wise it conforms to contemporary conventions; thus Jackson's unique sparkly leads, show how conservative production can limit even the most willing backing band, brand her as more than a novelty in an increasingly corporate rock 'n' roll environment.”

“Wanda may not have been the first woman to sing rockabilly, nor was she the last by any means, but whereas the rest of these women seemed just a bit too 'ladylike' to really cut raw rockabilly, Wanda was the exact opposite.”

“One thing that set Wanda apart from other female rockabillies is there's never a sense of cutesiness or that she was only doing it to sell a few more 45's. This girl was country born and bred but had a deep love and respect for R & B.”

“Wanda Jackson is the Queen of Rockabilly, she growls, and moans with her voice often purring like a cat. She rocks, stomps and swings her way through these songs, showing she was a capable rockabilly and blues singer. One surprise is Jackson handling of the jazz standard Kansas City with ease and verve.”